Le Cheval to shutter after 25 years in Oakland (Update: New location!)

Vietnamese spot Le Cheval opened in downtown Oakland in 1985, but its days are numbered. After a campaign to save the restaurant from its controversial landlord fell short, word is that the restaurant will close this weekend, taking its 700 Yelp reviews with it.

The locations in Walnut Creek and Berkeley will remain open as usual.

Update: The last day of service is tonight, Friday. On the bright side, sources at the restaurant say that family is opening a spinoff of sorts down the street at 1019 Clay sometime next week. (Called LCX). The menu will be similar but the space is smaller. So, small victories?